Sheet-counter



E. MORELL. SHEET coum'an.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. II, 1919.

IN l/E/V TOR A TTORNEYS ZZWM I UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE;

'ELGIN MORELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHEET-COUNTER.

computing the number of coupons, tickets or sheets of paper containedwithin a single stack or bundle.

It is a primary obj ect'of my invention to provide a counting caliper,or a counting gage, for determining the number of conpons in a pack, orfor determining the number of sheets of material of any class within asingle stack. It is a purpose to produce a gage or caliper havingindexed means which is readable direct to ascertain the number ofsheets, tickets, coupons or other material placed in the gage forcalculating the number thereof.

It is a further purpose of my invention to produce a gage counter orcaliper counter which has adjustable means enabling the operator toreset the counter to accommodate itself to coupons and sheets varying inthickness, in order that the instrument may be used for determining thenumber of sheets of material where the sheets are of one gage orthickness, and then bereadjusted in order other thicknesses. a

, Finally, it is an object, with others, to produce a sheet'caliper orcounting instrument which is simple in construction-and use; and whichfunctions as a labor and that it may 'be used for countingisheets oftime-saving device forcounti'ng coupons and:

sheets of paper in cigar stores, oflices an paper-supply stores.

he accompanying drawings'illustrateone practical working example of mypapercaliper and sheetcounter, and the accompanying specificationdescribes the instrument; while the appended claims define my inventionwithin changes in design and operation.

The Figure l'illustrates the gage counter or sheet counter in sideelevation; .Fi 2. 1g.

shows aplan .view of the instrument; 8'. showsa'sectional view takenalong the Specification of Letters Patent. Patehtd July Applicationfiled December 11, 1919. Serial No. 343,999.

its scope. of variable line 33 of F ig.. 1'; and Fig.4 is a sectionalview'through the dial casing.

A sheet-counting instrument embodying the principles of my inventioncombines any sultable form of dial counter with any 'ap-- propriate formof caliper gage or thickness gage. The dial counter is mounted'on thecaliper or gage to indicate the measuring function of. thecaliper. Thedial counter is adjustably carried on a caliper such that a variableadjustment may be readily effected between the counter and the caliperfor the purpose of adapting the instrument to use.

in calculating packs of coupons'or stacks of paper where the individualsheets vary in gage orv thickness.

Presenting a more detailed description of my invention, it is practicalto separately describe the dial counter and the other instrument withwhich it iscombined to form a sheetcountenf Any appropriate form of dialcounter may be employed, and'in the drawings there is shown a casing 5having a dial 6 indexed to read, preferably, from 0 to 100. An indicatorhand 7 is rotatably confined in the dial 5 to, point out the numbersas-determined by the operation of the instrument. A plunger 8 isslid-ablymounted'in the casing. and cooperatesv with the hand 7 to causerotation thereof when the plunger is moved inwardly and outwardlyv Theshaft is provided. with a spiral groove 7 whichis engaged by a pin 8 ina plunger 8 mounted parallelto'the shaft; 6 for-recipro'ca'ting motion.A supporting'arm 9 is rigidly secured to the casing. as illustrated anda ,spring- 10" is connected with the plunger and the casing to normallyproject the plunger outwardly. By this arrangement the reciprocatorymotion of I the plunger imparts the rotary motion to the shaft'throughthe medium of the engagement-ofthe plunger pin with the groove in theshaft.

The dial indicator necessarily embodies means for mounting it on anytypeof gage with which it is to be used. In this instance a dial support9 is fixed to the'casmg' 5. The

dial support 9 is a suitable rod or tube acting as a rigid support forholding dial counter, above described, in fixed position on.

the gage, to be set forth in the following description. 1 i It isdesirable to provide an inexpensive type of instrument .or gage lforicompletingthe sheet counter, and tothisend-it is prae ticalto use anordinaryvpair of parallelogramaw .pincers. In the drawings there spointed-out such -a pair of pincers h-av1ng movablejaws l l. Theouterhends' ofthe" jawsare normally spacedapart toreceive the packv orbundle :of coupons or tickets to be counted. Thelr'ear ends' ottheparallel jaws 14 are hingedly. connected tofa'n -ordi-- nary pair ofplier orpincer'han-dles l The handles are pivoted one ontheother-throughthe agency of thepin 16,= whilethe jaws 14; are pivotally connected withthe handles 15- by employing apivot screw 17.

As is well known to those/conversant with this particular type ofparallelogram instrument or ipince'rs, there" is provided' guide slot18. cut in the rear end of'eachp'anallel jaw 14; and a pi n19 isfixed-in'each handle 15 and confined in the guide slot to constrain thejaws: 14inparallel movement by acting as guides to prevent the jaw frompivoting on the screw 17 relatively to the handle.

A tension spring'20 has end thereof fixed tothe handle 15 and the" otherend thereof attached to the back end of-onelof parallel jaws' l l. i Thespring is normally under-tension tohold the jaws in open posi-' tion, asshown in Figiln When the handles 15 arepressed together through'theaction of the operators hand, the jaws l t-come tof gether -in paralleloperation; and, when the operator releases the pressure'exerted'on the"handles the spring 20 acts {to again openthe instrument. 5

f In combining the dial counter with the parallel j aw instrument; thereis provided a clamp 24,'prcferably made integral with one of the jaw/S14; The clamp'24 is splitjjto V provide'a pair of opposing clampj awswhich are drawn "together by a threaded clamp screw 23 carried in theclamp 24. The upper portion of the clamp 24 is *drilledtd forma boresuitable in' diameter to rec ive the dial support'9; The-dial counter:5*is;

mounted" ontheinstrument by "positively clamping thedial' support 9 infl13 2 with the plunger S-alined with' the jawgf,

the instrument'f j I An actuator plate25 ispivoted at 26 on the'jaw liwhich carries the clamp24. The

actuator plate 25 and plunger 8 are 50- re lated that movement of theactuator plate causes the plunger 8 to travel inwardly and outwardlyrelatively to the casing 5.

thrust pin 27 is fixed to the jaw 14 opposite the actuator plate 25andprojects through a hole made in the other jaw. The thrust pin.projects through the jaw and lies a galnst the lactuatorl plate toimpart a swinging movement to the plate when the jaws 14 are Theoperation of the instrument is such movedthrough the action of thehandles 15. r

that the indicator hand-7undergoesrotation,

when the actuator plate= 25 pivots up and the handles-15 are pressedtogether.- 1

In determining the number of coupons,

tickets, or any-'othersheet materialcon tainedwithin ajbundle; "it isonly necessary to insert the bundle within the j aw's la-a'nd depress Ithe handles 15 This brings thejaws 14 into engagement withthe coupons,whereupon the number of sheets in the bundl'eis indicated on' the dial-6due-to'the'stoppage ofthe hand 7 at theparticular index to denote thenumber of coupons clamped be-- tweeni'the'jawsa'. I

The plunger 8 mounted: -1n engagement downdue to the thrust o'fi ithepin 27 being i moved relatively to'theactuator plate when with theactuator 25 may beadjusted rela-,.

sary when the {dialcounter is assembled on the jaws. w Itis understoodthat the'hand 7 should point to 0 when the handles 15' are clampedtogether with no .'sheets between the jaws 114. f The adjustment of dialcounter on the instrument is made by pressing the handles 15 together,andbysliding the-dial support 9 in the'clamp-Q J: untilthe plunger Shascaused the hand? tofcome opposite the.

O marl -The clamp screw- 23-is then setup topositively hold the 'di'al''counter in this position; 'Itl :is, furthermore, understood that thedial counter should indicatefO when the plate 25 is down in contactwith' the due to: the 1 movement of the. thrust pin "-27 ,1

there .ma be found some "point of contact of the plunger S againstthe'plate 25 some where between the low'endan'dfthehigh end of the platewhich will cause'the hand-"Zto point to one division marked.onthedial-to clamped betWeenthejawsMi indicate the fact that one isheet of paper is The instrument'- 2-1s -espec1al'lyi. 'useful I incigar stores andalso in+=stationeryf and sup-T ply houses for';quicklydetermining the ap proximate num'ber. ofsheets; of coupons or paperinserted betweenthe'jaws-"1a;

operator,x after some experience and practice, will be able to properlymanipulate the instrument and impart a uniform clamping action to thehandles 15in Order to obtain approximately the same computed resultthroughout a number of operations.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. A sheet counter comprising a pair of relatively movable jaws, one ofsaid jaws having an opening therethrough, a thrust pin fixed on theother jaw and operable through said opening upon movement of the jaws,an actuator plate pivoted on the first mentioned jaw and adapted toco-act with the thrust pin, a dial counter mounted on thefirst-mentioned jaw, and means carried by the dial counter adapted toco-act with the actuator plate for registering the relative separationof said jaws.

2. A coupon and sheet counter comprising a pair of relatively movablejaws, a plate pivoted on one of said jaws, means carried by the otherjaw and adapted to co-act with the plate for moving the same relativelyto the first-mentioned jaw, and an indicator dial having a plungeradapted to contact with the plate, mounted on said first mentioned A 8.A coupon and sheet counter comprising a pair of relatively movable jaws,a plate pivoted on one of said jaws, means carried by theother jaw andadapted to co-act with the plate for moving the same relatively to thefirst-mentioned jaw, a dial indicator having a plunger adapted to co-actwith the plate and means for mounting said inclicator on thefirst-mentioned jaw to permit of adjustments of the same with respect tothe plate.

4:. A sheet counter or counting caliper gage comprising, a pair ofrelatively movable jaws, means tor effecting normal separation of thejaws, a thrust pin carried on one jaw movable relatively to the otheraw, an actuator plate pivoted on the other jaw and subjected to movementthrough the action of the thrust pin, a dial counter mounted on thesecond jaw, an indicator hand em ployed on the dial counter, and aplunger interposed between the actuator and the hand to move the handthrough the agency of the actuator plate.

5.. A sheet counter comprising, an instrument having a pair ofjaws,movable relatively one to the other, a thrust pin fixed to one jaw andmovable relatively to the other jaw, a dial counter carried on thelatter jaw, a plunger movable in the dial counter to cause an indicationon the dial, and means interposed between the plunger and the thrust pinto move said plunger.

6. A sheet counter comprising a pair of relatively movablev jaws, meansfor effecting normal separation of the jaws, a dial counter adjustablysupported by one of the jaws, an

actuator therefor supported by said jaw, and means on the other jawadapted to 00- act with the actuator for registering the relativeseparation of said jaws on the dial counter.

ELGIN MORELL.

